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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1220
European policy (Presidency of European Commission; UK Commissioners; official posts in Commission) (Part 2)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 380
Themes: European Union (general), European Union Budget, British relations with France, British relations with Italy, British relations with Netherlands, British relations with the Federal Republic of Germany

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Date Value Title
84 Jul 17 Tu Major European Policy: FCO record of conversations (Howe, Dumas) ["Next President/Secretary General of the EC Commission"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 18 We Major European Policy: No.10 note to MT (EC Commission President) [UK support for Delors] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 18 We Major European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("Meeting with Mr Kinnock: British EC Commissioners") [candidates & portfolios] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 18 We Major European Policy: FCO record of conversation (Howe, FitzGerald) ["Next President of the EC Commission"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 18 We Major European Policy: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet Office: Community Affairs") [EC Commission Presidency; appointment of French PM; EC Budget; Agriculture Council] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 19 Th Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Community: Portfolios in the next Commission") [FCO paper; priorities] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 19 Th Major European Policy: Howe PS letter to No.10 ("European Community: Appointment of M. Delors") [draft welcome message for new EC Commission President] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 19 Th Major European Policy: FCO record of conversation (Howe, Genscher) [EC Commission Presidency: appointment of Delors: W. German support] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 20 Fr Major European Policy: MT letter to Prime Minister Lubbers (Presidency of the EC Commission) [candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 20 Fr Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Kinnock, Michael Alison) ["European Commissioners": candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 20 Fr Major European Policy: Howe minute to MT (Presidency of the European Parliament) ["important that our MEPs play their part in this election in a way which reinforces the centre-right alliance"; draft MT message to conservative European Democratic Group] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 23 Mo Major European Policy: MT message to Sir Henry Plumb (European Parliament) ["I know that the... [European Democratic Group] will play its full part... against a socialist Europe"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 24 Tu Major European Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Wakeham, Michael Alison) ["European Commissioners": MT "firmly resolved not to select a candidate from the House of Commons"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 24 Tu Major European Policy: Lord Northfield letter to MT ("Appointment of EEC Commissioners") [request to be considered] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 25 We Major European Policy: Kinnock letter to MT (British EC Commissioners) [Labour Party candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 26 Th Major European Policy: Roland Dumas letter to MT (Presidency of the EC Commission) ["The French Government is most grateful for your approval... [of Delor's] nomination"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 27 Fr Major European Policy: MT letter to Kinnock (British EC Commissioners) [Labour Party candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Jul 31 Tu Major European Policy: Vice-President of the EC Commission letter to MT (British EC Commissioners) ["Now that the future Presidency... has been settled, I thought it might be helpful to let you have some reflections"] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 1 We Major European Policy: MT letter to Sir Henry Plumb (Presidency of the European Parliament) [conservative alliances to enable nomination of a conservative President] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 1 We Major European Policy: No.10 briefing for MT ("British EC Commissioners") [meeting with Howe to dicuss candidates] [declassified Jan 2014]